diff --git a/clients/cli/src/main.rs b/clients/cli/src/main.rs
index 1a99287f..3dfb5c33 100644
--- a/clients/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/clients/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ enum Command {
         /// Override max difficulty to request. Auto-promotion occurs when tasks complete in < 7 min
         #[arg(long = "max-difficulty", value_name = "DIFFICULTY")]
         max_difficulty: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Ignore memory requirements per thread (allows running more threads than recommended)
+        #[arg(long = "ignore-memory-requirement", default_value_t = false)]
+        ignore_memory_requirement: bool,
     },
     /// Register a new user
     RegisterUser {
@@ -177,6 +181,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
             with_background,
             max_tasks,
             max_difficulty,
+            ignore_memory_requirement,
         } => {
             // If a custom orchestrator URL is provided, create a custom environment
             let final_environment = if let Some(url) = orchestrator_url {
@@ -196,6 +201,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                 with_background,
                 max_tasks,
                 max_difficulty,
+                ignore_memory_requirement,
             )
             .await
         }
@@ -252,6 +258,7 @@ async fn start(
     with_background: bool,
     max_tasks: Option<u32>,
     max_difficulty: Option<String>,
+    ignore_memory_requirement: bool,
 ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     // 1. Version checking (will internally perform country detection without race)
     validate_version_requirements().await?;
@@ -287,6 +294,7 @@ async fn start(
         max_threads,
         max_tasks,
         max_difficulty_parsed,
+        ignore_memory_requirement,
     )
     .await?;
 
diff --git a/clients/cli/src/session/setup.rs b/clients/cli/src/session/setup.rs
index e2817d46..d76ac855 100644
--- a/clients/cli/src/session/setup.rs
+++ b/clients/cli/src/session/setup.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ pub async fn setup_session(
     max_threads: Option<u32>,
     max_tasks: Option<u32>,
     max_difficulty: Option<crate::nexus_orchestrator::TaskDifficulty>,
+    ignore_memory_requirement: bool,
 ) -> Result<SessionData, Box<dyn Error>> {
     let node_id = config.node_id.parse::<u64>()?;
     let client_id = config.user_id;
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ pub async fn setup_session(
     let mut num_workers: usize = max_threads.unwrap_or(1).clamp(1, max_workers as u32) as usize;
 
     // Check memory and clamp threads if max-threads was explicitly set OR check-memory flag is set
-    if max_threads.is_some() || check_mem {
+    if !ignore_memory_requirement && (max_threads.is_some() || check_mem) {
         let memory_clamped_workers = clamp_threads_by_memory(num_workers);
         if memory_clamped_workers < num_workers {
             crate::print_cmd_warn!(
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ pub async fn setup_session(
     }
 
     // Additional memory warning if explicitly requested
-    if check_mem {
+    if check_mem && !ignore_memory_requirement {
         warn_memory_configuration(Some(num_workers as u32));
     }